Category: News

Students Learn Value of Sustainability

By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Assistant News Editor Creating sustainable, collaborative, and innovative aid that fosters empowerment, education, and self-sufficiency is the mission of the Global Sustainable Aid Project (GSAP), and since 2010, Providence College students have been given the opportunity to see this mission play out in action in Ghana. Led by Dr. Stephen Mecca, […]

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PC Receives Generous Gift From Alumnus

By  Tait Becker ’19 News Staff The School of Continuing Education (SCE) at Providence College is growing larger and larger every day. With continuing support from alumni and donors, the program has expanded immensely within the past couple years. Recently a PC alumnus, gifted the SCE with $50,000. Colonel Noel J. Doyle ’58 accredits much […]

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Club Spotlight: Believers of Words

By Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff It was a normal day for Phionna Claude ’18, reflecting on her freshman year self sitting at her desk in Meagher 207. She was preoccupied, however, pondering over an idea that she had held on to for some time. “I knew that I wanted to start a spoken word […]

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Off-Campus Beat: Immigration Ban

By Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Staff This past week all news sources, from newspapers to social media, have been full of stories about President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. On Friday, January 27, President Trump signed an executive order that  affected the lives of many refugees and immigrants. The executive order had many parts to it. […]

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Congress Updates

By Tim Sullivan ’17 Student Congress Publicity Chair This past Tuesday,  Student Congress held their weekly meeting to discuss strategic planning for the College over the next 10 to 20 years. Accompanied by Mark Caprio, associate professor and head of the Strategic Planning Committee, the Congress answered several questions that will help the research team […]

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PC Community Protests Executive Order

by Daria Purdy ’19 News Staff Immigration practices in the United States underwent a significant change this previous week. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, January  27, that specifically affected certain groups of immigrants. The executive order indefinitely banned Syrian refugees from entering the United States, suspended all  refugee admissions for 120 […]

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Soft Opening of New PCSB Building

  by Patrick Healy ’17 News Staff The Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies enjoyed its first welcoming, referred to as the “soft opening,” last Tuesday, where Fr. Shanley, O.P. ’80, and Dr. Sylvia Maxfield, dean of the school of business, spoke of so much gratitude and pride in the opening of […]

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The Eaton Street Café Gives Students Fun Options

  by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Assistant News Editor The Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies is not the only new entity on campus this semester at Providence College. The opening of the new business building also came with the Eaton Street Café: PC’s newest dining facility. The Eaton Street Café offers students […]

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Friar Flashback: The COWL

  by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Staff While the Internet may be a source of news for many, newspapers continue to be one of the more reputable places to find factual news about events. Many different newspapers exist, providing a wealth of different information. The Cowl is Providence College’s very own newspaper. With its first […]

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Still Dreaming: MLK Jr. Vigil

by Patrick Healey ’17 News Staff Perhaps one of the most recognizable and influential speeches of all time is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which stopped the world in its tracks and served as a catalyst for change and love that is still being carried out today. On Wednesday evening, […]

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